- •Предисловие
- •Рекомендации по организации самостоятельной работы
- •Как нужно развивать технику письма на английском языке:
- •2. The Revised Kyoto Convention
- •Customs conventions and recomendations
- •Working on the text
- •The Revised Kyoto Convention
- •Working on the text
- •Ex.9. Summary: Write down a Summary of the text “The Revised Kyoto Convention”. Ex.10. Text rendering: Render the text “The Revised Kyoto Convention”.
- •Grammar revision
- •The London Dungeon
- •Working on the article Kyoto Protocol heated bra developed
- •Tasks for the article
- •Kyoto Protocol heated bra developed
- •Kyoto Protocol heated bra developed
- •Ex.13. Discussion: student a’s questions
- •2. The Istanbul Convention
- •The hs Convention
- •Working on the text
- •The Istanbul Convention Convention relating to temporary admission
- •Working on the text
- •Grammar revision
- •Working on the article Anti-tobacco treaty begins (from: www. Breakingnewsenglish.Com)
- •Tasks for the article
- •Anti-tobacco treaty begins
- •Additional tasks
- •2. The cites
- •The tir convention
- •Working on the text
- •What is cites?
- •Working on the text
- •Grammar revision
- •Hadran’s wall
- •Working on the article un agrees to ban on ivory trade (from: www. Breakingnewsenglish.Com)
- •Tasks for the article
- •Un agrees to ban on ivory trade
- •Ex.12. Read and fill in the spaces. Un agrees to ban on ivory trade
- •Ex.18. Student poaching survey: Write five good questions about elephant poaching. Ex.19. Discussion
- •Ex.21. Speaking
- •Ex.22. Language: correct word: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article. Un agrees to ban on ivory trade
- •Ex.23. Writing: Write about the elephants and ivory for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper. Additional tasks
- •2. Customs enforcement and compliance
- •Customs technologies
- •Working on the text
- •What is Customs Enforcement and Compliance
- •Working on the text
- •Grammar revision Ex.1. Functions of Transitional Words & Phrases
- •Ex.2. Transitional Words & Phrases Reading: Mexican Immigration to the us
- •Identify any transitional words and phrases, comment on their a function and find an equivalent for them.
- •Ex.4.Put the following transitional words and phrases back into the text: moreover, and not only…but , finally, because; working on the article
- •Internet Piracy Bill in Trouble
- •Tasks for the article
- •2. Obligations, Powers and Liability of the eu Customs Authorities
- •Application of Customs Control International Standards. Moving goods across the borders
- •Working on the text
- •Obligations, Powers and Liability of the eu Customs Authorities
- •Working on the text
- •Grammar revision
- •Working on the article
- •Ireland ‘No’ vote plunges eu into crisis (from: www. Elsdiscussions.Com)
- •Tasks for the article
- •Additional tasks
- •Customs Union between the Russian Federation, Belarus and Kazakhstan
- •Working on the text
- •Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan
- •Working on the text
- •Grammar revision
- •Working on the article Moscow is the world’s costliest city (from: www. Business.English.Materials.Com)
- •Tasks for the article
- •Moscow is the world’s costliest city
- •Ex.12. Read and fill in the spaces. Moscow is the world’s costliest city
- •Ex.16. Language: Put the correct words from a–d below in the article. Moscow is the world’s costliest city
- •Ex.18. Student cost of living survey: Write five good questions about living costs. Ex.19. Discussion
- •Ex.21. Speaking: cost of living presentation:
- •Additional tasks
- •2. General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- •World Customs Organization
- •Working on the text
- •General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
- •2. Major Provisions of gatt
- •1. Tariff
- •2. Quantitative Restrictions
- •3. Other provisions
- •4. Achievements and Problems of gatt/wto
- •5. Difference between gatt and wto
- •Working on the text
- •Ex.16.Student “General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade” survey: Write five good questions about the topic. Ex.17.Writing:
- •Grammar revision
- •Working on the article Airport security New body scanners see through clothes
- •Tasks for the article
- •Ex.7.Airport security discussion
- •Ex.9.Writing: Write about airports for 10 minutes. Correct your partner’s paper.
Working on the text
Ex.1. SKIMMING:
a. Read the headline and the first sentence of each paragraph of the text. Pair up to discuss the guessed-at topic of the article.
b. Read the first paragraph and the last paragraph of the text. Then work in pairs to discuss the guessed-at contents of the piece.
c. Read the text. Get into pairs to discuss the contents of the piece.
Ex.2. SCANNING:
a. While scanning the text find the answers for content-specific questions given by the teacher.
b. While scanning the text pick out the sentences containing the key words given by the teacher.
Ex.3. READING: Read and translate the text.
Ex.4. CHAT: Discuss with your classmates the key ideas of the text.
Ex.5. 1. TRUE / FALSE: Guess if a-h below are true (T) or false (F).
a. |
Since the beginning of the 19-th century, there has been a continuous effort to standardize and harmonize Customs formalities with the aim of simplifying and facilitating international trade. |
T / F |
b. |
Customs Cooperation Council is not the only intergovernmental organization competent on Customs matters. |
T / F |
c. |
The HS multipurpose goods nomenclature is used as the basis for customs tariffs and for the compilation of international trade statistics. |
T / F |
d. |
The International Convention on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS Convention) was adopted in 1947 and came into force in 1950. |
T / F |
e. |
The Istanbul Convention is the only one WCO instrument governing temporary admission of goods. |
T / F |
f. |
The Arusha Declaration is a binding instrument which provides a number of basic principles to promote integrity and combat corruption within customs administrations. |
T / F |
g. |
The goods are covered by a single document known as the ATA carnet that is secured by an international guarantee system. |
T / F |
h. |
The HS is also used for many other purposes involving trade policy, rules of origin, monitoring of controlled goods, internal taxes, freight tariffs, transport statistics, quota controls, price monitoring, compilation of national accounts, and economic research and analysis. |
T / F |
Ex.6. GAP FILL: Fill in the gaps in the given sentences, using the words on the right
Since the beginning of the 20-th century, there has been a continuous effort to _____ and ______ Customs formalities with the aim of simplifying and ______ international trade. In 1923 the League of Nations signed in Geneva the International Convention relating to the Simplification of _____ _____. In 1947 was signed the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. In 1950 the Convention establishing Customs Cooperation Council was signed. This Council is still the only _____ organization competent on Customs matters. Numerous studies carried out by the Council on the principal Customs procedures such as _____, exportation, ___ ___ _____, inward and outward processing, transit, warehousing, temporary admission etc., resulted in a series and recommendations designed _____ specific Customs problems. In order to achieve its objectives, the WCO has adopted a number of ___ ___, including but not limited to the following: The HS multipurpose goods ___ is used as the basis for ___ ___ and for the compilation of international trade statistics. It comprises about 5000 ___ ___ , each identified by a ___ ___ ___ arranged in a legal and logical structure with ___-___ rules to achieve ___ classification. The HS is also used for many other purposes involving trade policy, ___ ___, monitoring of controlled goods, ___ ___, freight tariffs, transport statistics, ___ ___, ___ ___, ___ of national accounts, and ____ ___ and analysis. |
internal taxes uniform six digit code commodity groups customs tariffs economic research nomenclature customs instruments to solve quota controls duty-free admission importation intergovernmental Customs Formalities facilitating standardize harmonize well-defined rules of origin price monitoring compilation |
Ex.7. TEXT QUESTIONS: Look back at the text and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.
Share your questions with other classmates / groups.
Ask your partner / group your questions.
Ex.8. WORDS: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to exercise 6. Check your answers. Discuss the new words. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?
Ex.9. VOCABULARY: Circle the words you do not understand. In groups, fish out unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.
Ex.10. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recalll the situations they were used in the text:
internal taxes uniform six digit code commodity groups customs tariffs economic research nomenclature customs instruments to solve quota controls |
duty-free admission importation intergovernmental Customs Formalities facilitating standardize harmonize well-defined rules of origin price monitoring |
Ex.11. SUMMARY: Write down a Summary of this text.
Ex.12. SPEECH: Prepare a speech on this topic.
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